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About Nadia Culph
Biography
Adopting low-key photography as her technique, Nadia creates drama & mood using natural light to accentuate our beautiful botanicals making them the hero of the piece. Described as 'Chiaroscuro', which is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, she cites Mapplethorpe & Penn as her influences.
Living in Melbourne's leafy suburbs, Nadia takes inspiration from her local surroundings with a strong focus on Australian native flora. Intrigued by unusual patterns, striking colour and bold contrasts, her clever use of diffused sunlight captures the unique design of her botanical subjects. Everything from seasonal flowers & spring seed pods to tropical leaves & exotic feathers.
Biography
Adopting low-key photography as her technique, Nadia creates drama & mood using natural light to accentuate our beautiful botanicals making them the hero of the piece. Described as 'Chiaroscuro', which is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, she cites Mapplethorpe & Penn as her influences.
Living in Melbourne's leafy suburbs, Nadia takes inspiration from her local surroundings with a strong focus on Australian native flora. Intrigued by unusual patterns, striking colour and bold contrasts, her clever use of diffused sunlight captures the unique design of her botanical subjects. Everything from seasonal flowers & spring seed pods to tropical leaves & exotic feathers.
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Education
1993 - 1994
PSC - Photography Studies College
Education
1993 - 1994
PSC - Photography Studies College
Awards
2023
Melbourne & Victorian Artists Art Prize 2023
Awarded 2nd place with a theme of Sustainability - In Bloom is a photo-collage featuring flora found both near and far. A collection of botanica including everything from foraged Gum leaves and stumbled-upon Bougainvillea petals to florist bought Dahlias and gifted Proteas. These images have been taken over many years, past and present, and brought together as a stark reminder of what we stand to lose if we continue on the ecologically damaging path we're on. It is a visual representation of our most basic and fundamentally important natural environment and is the very heart of what sustains us and all life. Once printed, this vibrant living tapestry in all it's colour, diversity and beauty, will be framed using sustainably produced timber and materials.
Awards
2023
Melbourne & Victorian Artists Art Prize 2023
Awarded 2nd place with a theme of Sustainability - In Bloom is a photo-collage featuring flora found both near and far. A collection of botanica including everything from foraged Gum leaves and stumbled-upon Bougainvillea petals to florist bought Dahlias and gifted Proteas. These images have been taken over many years, past and present, and brought together as a stark reminder of what we stand to lose if we continue on the ecologically damaging path we're on. It is a visual representation of our most basic and fundamentally important natural environment and is the very heart of what sustains us and all life. Once printed, this vibrant living tapestry in all it's colour, diversity and beauty, will be framed using sustainably produced timber and materials.
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